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For 850 guests, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation's $1,000-a-ticket "Aspire Gala" was a chance to rub elbows with sports celebrities. A VIP line snaked through a back room of the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront mezzanine, as scores of folks waited to get their photo taken with Cal Ripken Jr. and honorees Dave Winfield, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, and Joe Maddon, Chicago Cubs manager. But even for those not in that line, there were a couple dozen more famous athletes to mingle with during the cocktail hour, including Hall of Famers Andre Dawson, Fergie Jenkins and Goose Gossage. "It's always nice to lend my name to help [a good cause] and get to meet a lot of...

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For 850 guests, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation's $1,000-a-ticket "Aspire Gala" was a chance to rub elbows with sports celebrities. A VIP line snaked through a back room of the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront mezzanine, as scores of folks waited...

The Blast suffered its first loss of the Major Arena Soccer League season Friday night, falling, 5-4 in overtime, to the host Las Vegas Legends at Orleans Arena. Ivan Simental scored the game-winner 36 seconds into the extra session, beating goalie...

In terms of players, there were very few new faces at FanFest on Saturday – an obvious result of an offseason in which the Orioles have not made any major moves.
The club’s biggest acquisition, outfielder Travis Snider, had previously committed to...

The Toronto Blue Jays' pursuit of Dan Duquette has become a fascinating story on many levels, but one question keeps hitting me amid all the will-he-or-won’t-he speculation: What is Duquette actually worth?
It’s a more nebulous issue than you might...

With their top free-agent choice for an outfield spot, Colby Rasmus, now off the board after he signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Houston Astros, the Orioles will continue to explore other available options.
One possibility who now moves up the...

The good news for catcher Ryan Lavarnway is that he will not be designated for assignment for the rest of the offseason. The bad news is that he is no longer on a big league 40-man roster.
The Orioles announced Friday that Lavarnway cleared waivers and...

The Orioles made their deal with outfielder-designated hitter Delmon Young official Friday, announcing that he has been signed to a one-year contract.
Young agreed to terms on Christmas Eve, and the deal became official after the completion of a physical...

The Orioles made their Wesley Wright signing official Friday, inking the 29-year-old left-handed reliever to a one-year, $1.7 million deal.
A veteran of seven major league seasons, Wright spent last year with the Chicago Cubs, going 0-3 with a...

The Orioles have claimed catcher Ryan Lavarnway off waivers from the Chicago Cubs, the club announced Tuesday.
While shopping the waiver wire this offseason, the Orioles have had significant interest in Lavarnway, placing at least one other claim on...

Former Orioles reliever Pedro Strop said Friday that he was doing fine the day after he was involved in an automobile accident in his native Dominican Republic.
News circulated late Thursday night that the current Chicago Cubs right-hander was involved...

College basketball
Maryland freshman guard Melo Trimble has been named to the watch list of candidates for the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, named for the Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic. Trimble, 6 feet 3, from Upper...

Laurel's Fall Festival of Racing is Saturday
Ten sprinters, including local star Ben's Cat, have been entered in Saturday's 23rd running of the $350,000, 6-furlong Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park. Introduced in 1990, the De Francis...

The big trade deadline shoe dropped early Thursday morning, and it landed in an unexpected place for an unexpected value.
The Boston Red Sox dealt their ace and pending free agent left-hander Jon Lester as well as outfielder Jonny Gomes and some cash...

In recent weeks, the Orioles have built the largest division lead in baseball as they chase their first American League East title in 17 years, but the club now faces the possibility of being without All-Star third baseman Manny Machado for an...

Well, we have made it to Memorial Day. Students are graduating, pools are open and we have our first "Orioles have interest in trading for ..." story.
I love annual traditions.
This report comes out of CBS Chicago – that the Orioles are...

The game tonight between the Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards is still scheduled for 7:05 p.m. despite a bleak forecast.
As of 3:10 p.m., it’s still raining at the ballpark, and the grounds crew just pulled the tarp off the infield to drain...

Wood bats, regulation uniforms and a desire to compete against peers are just part of what drives Baltimore Senior Baseball Over 40 League players to lace up their spikes every Sunday morning from April to August for some old-fashioned hardball.
The...

MILWAUKEE -- The Orioles could be three weeks away from having a former two-time American League Cy Young Award winner joining their rotation.
With Johan Santana’s opt-out clause in his minor league deal looming Friday, manager Buck Showalter said the...

I was definitely right about yesterday being a grind after Memorial Day weekend. Throw in the underrated impact of 8 p.m. Orioles games and its been a tough week after the holiday. So as we're all dragging again this morning, enjoy the Coffee Companion,...

HOUSTON -- As poorly as the first two games of their four-game series here at Minute Maid Park went, the Orioles can still salvage a split with a win this afternoon against the Astros.
The Orioles will have to get through a familiar foe to get that win....